Each of these actors earned an Academy Award nomination for playing Henry VIII except for
Charles Laughton
Robert Shaw
Laurence Olivier*
Richard Burton
Olivier won an honorary Oscar for bringing HENRY V to the screen.  He additionally was nominated for playing Richard III and Othello, and won for his performance as Hamlet.
The Oscar statuette consists of each of these metals except
Brass*
Copper
Silver
Gold
Oscar doesn't contain brass, but self-assurance seems like an essential ingredient for actors.
